Jets get huge 2027 NFL Draft boost with Colts starting trade deadline fire sale

While the Jets’ season has gotten off to a frustratingly familiar 2-5 start, a similar stumble by the Colts provides a silver lining.The Jets own the Colts’ first-round pick in the 2027 NFL Draft as a result of last year’s Sauce Gardner trade, a pick that currently sits at No.7 — and could get higher as the Colts are waving the white flag.

Text with Brian Costello all season as he brings Sports+ subscribers the latest Jets intel from on the field and off.A week after firing general manager Chris Ballard, Indianapolis began its fire sale on Tuesday by trading stud guard Quenton Nelson, an eight-time Pro Bowler, to the Seahawks for a 2027 third-round pick and a 2028 fifth-round pick.The Colts are 2-5 and now figure to be worse as running back Jonathan Taylor and defensive tackle DeForest Buckner are also candidates to be dealt.The Jets have three first-round picks in 2027; their own currently sits at No.

10, and the Cowboys pick they received in the Quinnen Williams trade is at No.12.Jets GM Darren Mougey got two first-round picks and wide receiver Adonai Mitchell for Gardner last year.

They used the Colts’ 2026 first-rounder to take tight end Kenyon Sadiq at No.16.The Jets got a 2026 second-rounder, 2027 first-rounder and defensive tackle Mazi Smith (who was let go in the offseason) for Williams.The Colts have lost three straight — including a Week 6 defeat to the previously winless Titans — and hit the road to take on the Jaguars (4-2) this Sunday....